39 Chester Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4TS Data via plota.co.uk

26/HOUSE/0452 - Householder Approved
Extensions & alterationsSolar & renewables

Proposal

Part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension, single-storey front extension with two front rooflights and one front rooflight to the existing main roof. Installation of solar panels on the rear main roof and proposed gable roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 27

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and Access Statement - 39 Chester Road.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Statement -39 Chester Road.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 19

PDF 112_Proposed Rear Section.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 110-111_Proposed North-West and South-East Sections.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 108-109_Proposed North-West and South-East Elevations.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 107_Proposed Front Street Elevation.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 105-106_Proposed Front and Rear Elevations.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 104_Proposed Roof Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 102_Proposed First Floor Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 103_Proposed Loft Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 101_Proposed Ground Floor Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 008-009_Existing North-West and South-East Sections.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 007_Existing Front Street Elevation.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 005-006_Existing Front and Rear Elevations.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 004_Existing Roof Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 003_Existing Loft Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 002_Existing First Floor Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 001_Existing Ground Floor Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LP01_Existing Location Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BP01_Proposed Block Plan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF PH04_Existing Site Photos.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PH03_Existing Site Photos.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PH01_Existing Site Photos.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PH02_Existing Site Photos.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Document · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

Wimbledon West conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Merton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden 10 m away: Cannizaro Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 273 m away: Wimbledon Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 273 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land 11 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,100,000 in August 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

18 August 2025£1,100,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area67 m² (721 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Householder
Postcode
SW19 4TS
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject To Conditions
Decision date
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning 30 Day

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 28 days slower than Merton's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,375decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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T1 - SILVER BIRCH - REDUCE CROWN BY APPROX 3M
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2024 Approved
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ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION.
24/P3563
2024 Approved
6 Chester Road Wimbledon SW19 4TW
REAR: SYCAMORES x 3 - REDUCE OVERALL BY 1.5-2M LARGE LEYLANDII - REDUCE IN HEIGHT TO JUST…
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2024 Approved
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T1 - FALSE ACACIA "FRISIA" - REDUCE BACK TO THE PREVIOUS PRUNING POINTS ALL ROUND, APPROX…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
18 Chester Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TW
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23/P1848
2023 Approved
13 Chester Road West Wimbledon SW19 4TS
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2023 Approved
15 Chester Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TS
T1 BEECH - (STREET TREE). REDUCE BRANCHES OVERHANGING FRONT GARDEN OF NO.15 AND NO.17 BAC…
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2023 Approved
16 Chester Road Wimbledon SW19 4TW
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
23/P0740
2023 Approved
26 Chester Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TW
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FRONT SHED
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2023 Approved
16 Chester Road Wimbledon SW19 4TW
Rear garden: row of 4 x Leylandii Cypress trees located adjacent to boundary with no.14…
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2022 Approved
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36 Sycamore Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TR
Spruce - Fell due to proximity to building
22/T3098
2022 Approved
20 Chester Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TW
Rear Garden Very large Silver Birch reduce height by 3 metres and trim sides t match. Pru…
22/T2722
2022 Withdrawn
1 Sycamore Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TR
Front - corner of building - removal of Spruce tree.
22/T2784
2016 Withdrawn
7 Southside Common Wimbledon London SW19 4TL
REAR GARDEN: 1X ENGLISH YEW TREE TO BE SECTIONAL FELL TO GROUND LEVEL, GRIND STUMP AND CL…
16/T1473
2016 Approved
Cannizaro House, 20 West Side Common, Wimbledon, London SW19 4UE
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2016 Approved
9 Beech Close Wimbledon London SW19 4TU
FRONT GARDEN:CONFIRMED WORKS ON SITE 9/5/16 - HOLM OAK TO BE CROWN REDUCED BY APPROXIMATE…
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2016 Approved
6 Chester Road West Wimbledon London SW19 4TW
REAR GARDEN: 3no. SYCAMORE TO BE CROWN REDUCED TO PAST PREVIOUS POINTS.
16/T1074
2016 Approved
7 Southside Common Wimbledon London SW19 4TL
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Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Merton ranks #196 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Merton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #135 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #158 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #196 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #139 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
1,079
Total decisions
115 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.